The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99134   Message #1971400
Posted By: Alec
18-Feb-07 - 06:04 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Christmas Carol meters in Folk.
Subject: RE: Origins: Christmas Carol meters in Folk.
Thanks LTS,have just tried "Rising Sun" to "Ilkley Moor" & whilst it fits, the stressed & unstressed syllables are all over the place like the mad woman's underwear.
Had better luck with "Bethlehem" to the same melody.
However as a consequence one of the cats thinks I'm mad.
(The other one has been of that opinion for years.)